Potentially big benefits if Arsenal do get the timings right though. They get to choose the matchups across the defensive line and the defence don't get much time to adjust

Villa's change in positional rotations after the substitutions had such a huge impact. Jashari kept getting caught between following Kamara to RB or covering the space he vacated.

Mings' clearance worth a goal of its own too.

Kamara really is incredible (and very underrated outside Villa circles). Hope we can tie him down to a new contract and keep him at the club for a long time to come.

In retrospect I think Kamara into CB might have been the best of the options? But he was so good in midfield and I doubt McGinn could've played the whole match.

Mings' injury was the turning point for sure. Dominant before then with some lovely one touch football, just couldn't get going after.

Much less keen on the long throws though. Digne rarely seems to get the ball as far as we want

Feels like we've tried to change a bit too much too quickly. Not entirely sure why we changed our build up and abandoned the high line but that combined with losing Douglas Luiz, a bit of bad luck, and some low confidence/poor form is leading to some bad results.

Alternatively other teams don't use them enough. Really surprised we don't see more teams trying to follow the Arsenal playbook

Great hold from Joelinton to make sure Tonali has space for the through ball in that Newcastle goal. Affects the defender but subtle enough it probably doesn't get called.